▸ the year you arrived
1976
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You will be 50 this year — a child of the '70s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Top of your year, by vibe
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Top 10 of 1976
- 1
Silly Love Songs
Wings
- 2
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
- 4
December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
The Four Seasons
- 5
Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
- 6
Kiss and Say Goodbye
The Manhattans
- 7
Love Machine (feat. Billy Griffin)
The Miracles
- 8
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Paul Simon
- 9
Love Is Alive
Gary Wright
- 10
A Fifth of Beethoven
Walter Murphy
- 11
Sara Smile
Daryl Hall & John Oates
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Your generation
Gen X
1976 belonged to
Wings
2 year-end chart hits
🔙 The world you were born into
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
🎬 Set the scene
1976 smelled like screen static, warm sidewalks, a Laffy Taffy, and a Fresca.
🎬 At the movies
📼 Saturday cartoons
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- Schoolhouse Rock!
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- The Pink Panther Show
- Hong Kong Phooey
- The Jetsons
- The Flintstones
How well do you remember 1976?
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💬 Memories from 1976
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